Cornstalk cutter



Jan 6,1931. G. s. GUERIN 1,787,677

CORN STALK CUTTER Filed Dec. 13, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 9 2 Ea/7519.5, GU59,

Jan 1931- s. s. GUERIN 1,787,677

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CORN s'rALK CUTTER Filed Dec. 13, 1926 3 ShOOtS ShQGt 3 MIT/V566 3mm Patented Jan. 6 1931 TED STATES,

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. conn sT'A K CUTTER Application filed nece iter s, 1192s. Serial No. 154,632. r

The present invention relates to improvements in agricultural machines, and'has par ticularreference' to an improved corn stalk cutter; Y

An important object of the invention is above typewhich is designed particularly to permit convenient control of the cutting mechanism and operative movement of-the machine. a r

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a cutting machine embodying a frame of such construction that the draft animals may readily move between the rows of'corn during the cutting operations.

Still another object of the invention is the provisipn of a corn stalk cutting machine whichcan be manufactured at a relatively low cost and readily disassembled for storage and shipment.

Other objects and advantages of the invenl0 atv one side of I the forward transverse beam 13 is a draft'tongue 24;, braced in position by-an angular brace bar 25. and secured tionwill become apparent as the description progresses. I I

In the accompanying drawings, forminga I part of this application, and in which like reference characters areemployed to designate corresponding parts throughout "the same: c

Figure l is a top plan view of the machine constructed inaccordance with'my invention,

Figure 2 is a front-to-rear sectional vie taken on the line 22'ofFigure '1, V

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line H of Figure 1. 7

Referring to the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration, is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 10 generally designates the main frame of themachine, this'frame being of elongated rectangular formation and lncluding a pair oflongitudinal side beams 11, a rear transbeam 13. Secured transversely on the longi:

supported in an elevated position above the frame. H

vffaecured upon the intermediate portions of the longitudinalframe beams 11 in transv verse alignment are a pair of journal bearings 17 rotatably supporting a transverse axle TENT ICE Iverse'bearn12,;anda forward transverse I A relatively large traction wheel 19 is' rigidly secured upon the axle 18 anddisposed 1 d between the longitudinal frame beams 11, arelatively large sprocket wheel 20 being secured on one side of the wheel 19 as shown in Figure 2. p

A swivel bracket 21 is secured to the rear side ofthe transverse frame beam 12 and.

1 of the machine.

Secured to the forward end of the frame against'lateral displacement by an offset bar 26. A transverse draft bar 27 is pivotally mounted on the tongue 24, single trees 28 being connected to'the ends of the draft bar forconvenient attachment of draft animals.

Secured to the forward portion of the frame 10 and arranged. for detachable con- 55 tudinal beams 11 adjacent the rear transverse i beam 12 is a :seat supporting beam 14 to the. center :of which is rigidly secured a seat supporting standard 15'. A conventional type of seat 16 is bolted upon the standard 15 and are secured to the outer ends of the beam to support downwardly projecting brackets The auxiliary frame 29 is braced in position by means ofa brace rod 36 secured to the rear'endof the; main frame 10 and to the. outer end of the auxiliaryjframe and pro jecting at'an angle therebetween;

struction resides in the provision of a rotatble cutter carried by the auxiliary frame and driven by gearing from the traction wheel 19. Vith this in mind, I provide a longitudinal shaft 37 journaled in bearings 38: secured upon the outer longltud nal beam of the main frame and upon a beam 39 mounted on the intermediate portion of the auxiliary frame; Loosely. mounted on the inner end of the shaft 37 for rotary movement is a clutch sleeve 40, the outer end being formed with clutch teeth while an annular'groove is. formed adjacent the inner end. A sprocket gear 41 is mounted on the intermediate portion of the sleeve 40 and secured thereto, this sprocket gear being in. longitudinal alignment with the sprOcket' gear 20 secured to the traction Wheelv 19.. A drive chain 42 is trained over the sprockets 20 and 41 for. simultaneous operation of the sprockets and is supported out of contact with the frame by 'means of a roller 43. Rigid-1y. secured to the shaft 37 adjacent its .-.in11er end is a complementary clutch sleeve 44 having'clutchteeth adapted to engage the teeth j formed on the coacting sleeve 40 for operation of the shaft 37. The slidable clutch'sleeve 40 is normally urgedinto en gagement with the fixed sleeve 44 by means ofa compression spring 45 positioned about tlielinnenend of the shaft 37 between the bracket 38 and the inner end of the movable sleeve. v a 7 As it is desirable to control the operative movement of the shaft 37 from the seat 16 ofthe vehicle, an angle lever 46 is provided,

this lever being pivoted upon theauxili ary frame by means of a pivot pin 47. One arm of the lever 46 is provided with a yoke en'- gaging th'e'annular groove formed in the slidable clutch sleeve While the other arm projects laterally at one side of the main frame. A connectingrod 48 is pivotally connected with the lever 46 and extends as to disengage the clutch and prevent rotary movement of the shaft 37 when neces sary. Normally the clutch is engaged by the action of the spring 45 so that the shaft 37 will be continuously operated during the rotary movement of the traction Wheel 19.

A stub-axle 34 is secured in the lower As shown to advantage in Figures 1 and 3, a beveled pinion 49 is fixed on thein'termediate portion of the shaft 37 adjacent its outer 7 end, this pinion being in mesh with a com- 'plementary pinion 50secured on-the upper P I V I V I end ofthe vertical shaft 51 terminates imme- An essential feature ofthepresent con diately abovetlie ground and carries a horizontally disposed cutter 54. It will be noted,

that the cutter 54 is secured to the shaft 51 at its center-and comprises a pair of beveled In operation, the machine is. drawn between .the rows of corn and the cutter in rotating severs the stalks as the machine is drawn alongthe rows. In this manner, the corn stalks will be properly and quickly severed so as to. greatly facilitatethis operation. Thus,

it is apparent that an extremely simple and compact machine has been devised particularly intended for cutting corn stalks and the like and presenting a structure which can be easily disassembled for storage or for ship ment. J

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewithshown and described is to be taken as -the preferred example of the same, and that various changes as to the shape, size and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention orthe scope of the subj oined claim." 1 7 r a Having thus described my invention, I

claim In a device of the class described, an elongated main frame, a combined supporting and drive means, on said frame, an elongated secondary frame extending transversely across the front portion of said main frame 7 and being fixedly connected thereto, an elongated drive shaft extending longitudinally of said auxiliary frame and being journaled on said mainframe as well as on said secondary frame, whereby said shaft willbe held steady, a cutting means on said secondary frame and being associated with said shaft,- whereby as the shaft is rotated the cutting means will'be operated, a clutch sleeve fixed on said shaft in alignment with said main frame, a clutch sleeve slidable along said shaft, means connecting the slidable clutch sleeve to said drive means, and means'for moving said last-mentioned clutch sleeve into and out of engagement with said first-mention clutch sleeve, as and for the purposes set forth. 7

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GEORGE s. eunnnv. 

